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Here is the next farm program and here’s how you work it
Coincidence, possibly. But the timing is perfect. Economists from the USDA’s Economics Research Service and Mississippi State University evaluated one of the primary safety net programs under consideration by Congress in its deliberations on the 2014 Farm Bill.
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Weather report: Very cool in the Corn Belt
In the West, very cool air continues to settle across the northern Rockies, Pacific Coast States, and the Great Basin. On the Plains, small clusters of thunderstorms are developing in a few areas, including tornado-battered Moore, Oklahoma. In the Corn Belt, very cool weather and scattered showers continue to limit a return to fieldwork.
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Nutrition group weighs in on aspartame in milk: It's not needed
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics approaches the debate from a different perspective.
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Cold Storage report proves bearish for butter stocks
Butter stocks rose a whopping 22 percent from March to April and 22 percent from April 2012.
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Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
After opening weakly, corn futures surged Wednesday. First came the daily grain report indicating private exporters had sold 540,000 tonnes of new crop corn to China and other unknown destinations.
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Gasoline and diesel fuel prices increase again
The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline increased seven cents for the second consecutive week, to $3.67 per gallon as of May 20, 2013, down four cents from last year at this time.
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Treating hypocalcemia routinely
Should we consider routine treatment of subclinical milk fever? How does that differ from treating clinical milk fever?
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Ongoing wave of Calif. metal theft prompts further legislation
With theft of metals from farms and ranches remaining a chronic problem, farm groups and law enforcement organizations support several bills intended to tighten regulations and make resale of metal more difficult for thieves.
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University workshops address workforce management issues
A new University of Minnesota Extension program offering farm families strategies and practical information on regulatory and management aspects associated with a hired workforce will be available in June.
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Can you guess your cow's NEFAs?
Success in the transition period is a good indicator of whole farm management. Over the past five years my research group at the University of Minnesota has been studying what we call "Adaptive Nutrition."
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Vance Publishing's 40 under 40
Nominate someone today for Vance Publishing's 40 under 40.
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